Graduation Cards

So, I'm a little late on making my graduation cards, but they are now done!! I am sure the kids will appreciate a little extra $$ even though it's been a month since graduation. Both cards are the Z Fold cards which were super simple to make. I just cut 8 1/2 x 11 cardstock in half, folded it in half and then folded the front flap back in half again. On both cards I used My Pink Stamper's Happy Graduation Stamp from the Happiest Moments stamp line.

For the Hello Kitty card I used Hello Kitty Greetings and usedthis weeks Peachy Keen Challenge as my inspiration. I cut Kitty at 5 1/2 inches (it may have been only 5). I added the silver paper cut at 1/4 inches smaller. I used the Martha Stewart Bubble Punch on the inside silver paper and added a silver ribbon to the front flap. There is a pocket behind the Hello Kitty to hold the money. Of course I added a little stickles for some sparkle and called it done!

For the second card, I went with a simpler approach. I cuttlebugged the top part of the card using the stars and inked them. I used the Wild Card graduation cap card for the front but cut off one side of the card so it was no longer a card. (Did that make any  sense at all?!) I used Tags Bags Boxes and More for the tag on the front and stamped Congratulations from the same stamp line mentioned above. I attached the tag with brads. On the inside I cut the round star shape using the icon function of the graduation cap card and added the phrase function that reads Class of. For the inside I made a simple pocket to hold money using Tags Bags Boxes and More. Since this card is for a young man, I left off stickles! :)

Wearable (and Edible) Bouquet of Flowers!

Karli had her big dance recital this weekend! She preformed two dances and did a fabulous job. She danced one ballet routine and the other was tap. Of course when there is a dance recital there are always flowers! I knew her Grammy and Aunt Kimmie would bring her flowers, so I wanted to do a more creative bouquet of flowers. I remembered making my neighbor girls all silk rose hair clips for Christmas and how easy they were to make. I ordered some clear tubes for Skittles and M&Ms and went to making 24 silk rose flower clips for all the dancers in Karli's class. I had some willing fourth graders cut out lots of circles of fabric for me the last week of school, so putting them together was a cinch! Another mom has been making other flower clips for her daughter and agreed to make another 24 for the dancers. (She did the zebra & pink leopard print flowers) We tied 4 candy tubes with the flowers clipped to the top together with a simple bow and I added a Dance Recital tag from Twinkle Toes Lite Cartridge. These were a little less than $1 each to make and they turned out adorable!!

These are Karli's favorites! She loves pink and purple!

And now for a couple of pictures of my Tiny Dancer!!

Getting ready for her ballet dance!

Karli is back row center line.

Karli is front row, just right of center line.

National Scrapbook Day - MPS Challenge #4 Mother's Day

Happy National Scrapbook Day! I didn't get much accomplished today, but I did manage get a couple of challenges done! I should have updated my new Cricut Expression 2 before I started, because I spent half the night battling with my cuts and then spent the other half updating my Gypsy and new E2. 

I made 73 explosion purses last week with my fourth graders to take home to their moms for Mother's Day. These little purses were found at Qbees Quest. By Friday I was about to pull my hair out, but when I saw them all completed I knew the moms will LOVE them!! So, when Robyn, aka My Pink Stamper, had a Mother's day challenge today, I knew I could make a couple of these super quick.  We took lots of family pictures on Easter so they worked perfectly inside the purses. I got to use Robyn's Happiest Moments stamp set for the sentiment on the front of the purse. I added some embellishments, pictures and of course a little bling and called it done!

Here are the two I made today for this challenge:

Here are one class set of purses made last week:

100+ Followers- Paisley Cartridge Winner!!

I've finally selected a winner from Random.org for the Paisley Cartridge! Thanks for all your comments. I enjoyed reading all of them! Hopfully I will be doing another giveaway soon when I reach 200+!!



Congratulations NUMBER 16!!

Lisa said...
Love your blog! Congrats on reaching over 100 followers. Hoping I can make it to that bench mark soon enough!
Thanks for the oppertunity to win a cart I don't already have!
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Lisa, I will be contacting you to get your addy to get your new cartridge out to you next week.

New the Cricut Expression 2 is coming soon!!

As a preamble to the big 5th anniversary release of the Cricut Expression 2, a couple of my favorite blogs are giving away this super machine!! Robyn, at My Pink Stamper and Everyday Cricut are having a UStream the night of the big release and revealing the winners.  Go check them out by clicking on their names above.

Best Fishes Card

This card really makes me laugh. I told a friend I would make her a fun card to give away to someone. I hadn't used the Smiley Card cartridge yet so I picked out this funny kissey fish. The fish was cut at 4.5 inches wide.  I cuttlebugged the light blue background paper as well as one part of the fish. I stickled the lips with diamond stickles, eyeliner with black diamond and added a little sparkle to the fins with a light blue.  The fish was attached with a action wobble and the MUAH was popped up with small pop dots.  The inside sentiment is from My Pink Stampers line of stamps called More Punnylicious.  I love this card because it makes me laugh!!

Be sure to leave me a message on my previous 100+ Followers Giveaway post. I will be selecting a random winner from the comments in a couple of days!!

100+ Followers Cartridge Giveaway!!!

As a special thank you to the 100+ followers on my blog, I am giving away one of my favorite Cricut cartridges.....PAISLEY!!! I fell in love with this cartridge when I first saw the little zebra driving the car. And if you know me at all, I have loved paisleys since I was in grade school (I think it's because I love Prince).  So I have a brand new, in the clamshell Paisley cartridge to give away to one of my followers. You have to leave me a message on this post and be a follower of my blog. Feel free to share the news with your friends! And again, thanks for helping me hit this milestone. I promise I will have some great things in store in the months ahead!!